 | | BricxCC release 3.3.7.6
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I've gone ahead and released a new version of BricxCC. Get it while it's hot! :-) There are a few rough edges in this release, primarily in the pbForth console. Also, the leJOS .hlp file was so large I did not include it in the main installer. The (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
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| | Spybot NQC API file
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In case anyone would like to have it, here is my spy.nqh file in its entirety. With respect to the ROM subroutines, it is important to note that most of them use global variables, timers, and events which must be assigned a particular number by the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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Thank you for the quick response. I'll try all your suggestions tonight. ...and a great big SQUEEK! SQUEEK! SQUEEK! Joseph (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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(...) You are quite welcome. I hope there are at least a few folks out there who are finding this useful. Mostly we should all thank Dave Baum for his efforts to add Spybot support to NQC and for designing a program that allows for extension in a (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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(...) SQUEAK!!! SQUEAK!!! SQUEAK!!! ;o) Philo (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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This is an area of robotics that particularly interests me. Thank you for doing all this work! Now...how do I put all together? Do I simply add your programming to the bottom of spy.nqh or are there particular locations where pieces should go? Would (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Robotics invention system 3.0
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Is there any new news about the Robotics invention system 3.0? i heard it was comming out soon and i wanted to get an idea about what some differences were between that an 2.0. any information would be helpful. -Nick (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | FindWorld & ClearWorld Spybot NQC API additions
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Another addition to spy.nqh : #define REL_GT 0 #define REL_LT 1 #define REL_EQ 2 #define REL_NE 3 __nolist void FindWorld(int &v, const int relsrc, const int crit, const int& thresh) { asm { 0xd5, &v : 0x3000001, 0x2a + relsrc, crit, &thresh : (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: More Spybotics NQC API stuff (work in progress)
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Some slight revisions to the previous submission. And now I have finally figured out how to get the Spybot to control Manas. I'm very puzzled by the equations for setting the output bytes. Any explanations would be greatly appreciated. #include (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | More Spybotics NQC API stuff (work in progress)
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A lot of this is untested and very rough. For some reason I still can't get the Spybot to send out RC messages to a Manas unit. Sending an RCX message (opcode 0xF7) is quite simple - either using the ROM subroutine SendRCXMessage or by using the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Team Spybot (was: Yet another NQC spybot API submission)
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(...) I recently made a pair of Spybots that could work together for an autonomous sumo competition. I wanted to use the Spybot "ZONES" but found this info is not available in NQC. It was pretty easy to pick up Mindscript, and I was able to do just (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission
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(...) Hello John, Sure I'm interested... Though I have not devoted enough time to the Spybots, I think they make a good "poor man" robotics platform - unfortunately with quite a few limitations. Thanks a lot for the time and energy you put in (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission
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I'm hanging on every byte, John. I've tried a couple times to do what your doing with the Spybot API, and I just don't seem to have what it takes. For instance, I tried to figure out how to get the Spybot to respond to its remote control from NQC, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission [DAT]
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Doh! I had the low and high bytes switched on the items below which can be passed one or more frequencies. Now I have actually tested this code and it does, indeed, work (with the low and high bytes in the correct order). I've also slightly changed (...) (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Yet another NQC spybot API submission
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I forgot to cross-post this to the spybotics newsgroup. My apologies for the double post. Here is another submission to the NQC spybot API. I haven't properly tested this against an actual Spybot but I have compared the NQC output code to what is (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: I Need Some Advice!
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(...) You'll probably love them. There are a couple of pre-made games that use 1 player and 2 bots. You can use NQC to give the bots custom behaviour. The software that comes with the Spybots is decent, but really aimed at kids. You can also buy my (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | I Need Some Advice!
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Hi All, I recently purchased two of the spybotic sets at a cheap price (10 bucks)! What I am wondering is whether I would enjoy keeping a set (or two) for myself or whether to just sell them. I don't want to bust open the boxes only to find out that (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) I think there are hints that the ROM can. IIRC, the Spybotic software allows you to set the IR to detect "some kind of thing at an unknown distance and direction". This is my interpretation of what the Spybotic GUI is telling me, not a verbal (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) The Spybot hardware itself appears capable of simple proximity detection. Looking at outputs from the IR detector modules on an oscilloscope, I can see the Spybot's own pings. This includes the absence/presence of range sensing/ID bits due to (...) (21 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Has anyone hacked a spybot for more ports?
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Has anyone hacked a Spybot for more sensor ports? It seems to me that the six LED's could become 3 duel direction motor ports. (Would require a 9v power pack of course) I'm also sure that the touch sensor could be converted to a regular touch sensor (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Snaptrax Hands
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The hands of Snaptrax are bound with one rubber band and are quite useless. You cannot really grab things - at the best you can shift things around with one hand. I tried with two rubber bands crossed via the 4 pods of the Snaptrax front. The (...) (21 years ago, 24-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybot Zones
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(...) (URL) think that link will give you a good idea of how to get spybot distance and direction. It also shows how to setup byte code commands in NQC. (URL) link has more samples showing how to talk to the spybot firmware using NQC's asm (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybot Zones
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Can anyone tell me how to set-up byte code commands in NQC? I want to use some of the Spybot Firmware commands for robot distance and direction to make two spybots work together, but I don't think that functionality has been added to NQC, yet. If (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Hailfire + Spybotics
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(...) I used my trusty old Nikon Coolpix 990 camera. Natural lighting, program shift to use a high f-stop and get high depth of field. Plus light level optimisation with Photoshop... Philo (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Hailfire + Spybotics
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Really clear photos. Can you tell me what camera you used? --Jack Gregory "Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> wrote in message news:HIonn8.CHt@lugnet.com... (...) Droid (...) .../hsb13.jpg (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Hailfire + Spybotics
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A little exercise in studless beams construction: grafting of Hailfire Droid wheels on a Spybotics. Brickshelf folder (post mod): (URL) links: (URL) to .../hsb13.jpg Wheel angle can be easily changed, modifying stability. Pilot and rear thrusters (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: How to create an own mission?
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:CAEBIOGHPFFJALB...mts.com... (...) I personally find it not nice to answer a question for basic help with a link to where I can _buy_ that information. If I were in your place I would (...) (21 years ago, 24-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | RE: How to create an own mission?
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(...) Well, for starters you can check out my Spybotics book at: ---...--- Buy "LEGO Spybotics Secret Agent Training Manual" (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | How to create an own mission?
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Hi Where can I find good tips how to start with creating own missions? Reg. (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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(...) Thanks! In hindsight, it should have occurred to me to subtract out the ambient light. I guess I just didn't know how. :) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Proximity detection?
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hi, (...) controller (...) could (...) light (...) that (...) the (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Spybotic Mods
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I have Snaptrax S45 and a Gigamesh G60 Spybotics robots. I recently modded them both. The 1st mod was easy, I added powerful magnets on the bottom of each robots using double-sided tape so that when I am working on my techbench area if I drop a (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Controller channels
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"Mark Ferris" <markdf2001@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:cmg41vg5glds3ci...4ax.com... (...) Hi I might have found the trick! But I need to check it also: leave one of the bots in standard mode Reg. (21 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Spybotics Comms
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In lugnet.robotics.spybotics, Marco Correia writes: [snip] (...) I need help answering the question "Can a Spybot send Mana IR-like protocol? I want my Spybot to control my mana. I'm too stupid to interpret to Spybot SDK on my own, and there's no (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.4
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Version 3.3.7.4 fixes a bug where editing large files was extremely slow. If you thought editing large files was slow in BricxCC you may want to try this new release. It is now significantly faster. Users with low-end machines may see a speed (...) (22 years ago, 25-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: How can I reach world related info from Spybotic
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Hello, I have found that source @(0x2d0000) contains the current zone information (nowhere, anywhere, etc) for one spybot/one controller configuration (i have only one spybot). Note that this source continually changes from 0 to the current zone (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: SpyVLL was released
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(...) Hi. I found a simalar program that allows you to program the MicroSCOUT with SONYs PocketStation. refer to my post "Good news for microscout, scout, and rcx, and sony pocket station owners." for more info. (22 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.microscout, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.vll)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.3
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This release fixes a problem where opening a file with an associated desktop file (same path and filename but with a .dsk extension) took a very long time. If you are using the desktop feature (which you would have had to turn on via the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | How can I reach world related info from Spybotic
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Hello all ! I am still busy with finishing the NQC API for the Spybots. After the last info from John I tought I understand it all. But I am still confused how things work exactly ! When I place the controller away from the bot what syntax do I have (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | BricxCC announcement
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BricxCC is a lot of fun to support - fixing bugs, adding useful new features, and answering lots of questions via email. I hope to be able to continue working with BricxCC for a very long time to come. But it does take time. And software development (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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